IT Engineer at The Nigerian Red Cross

Job Code: AJ13 - 13
Responsible to: Secretary General

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining new systems that the organization may acquire
• Administer servers, desktop computers, printers, routers, switches, firewalls, phones, personal digital assistants, smartphones, software deployment, security updates and patches.
• Monitoring network traffic and bottleneck
• Planning and undertaking scheduled maintenance upgrades
• Responding to in house internet breakdowns
• Investigating, diagnosing and solving computer software and hardware faults
• Maintaining company networks
• Working with a wide range of media, including photography and computer-aided design (CAD);
• Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work;
• Obtaining replacement or specialist components, fixtures or fittings
• Checking computer equipment for electrical safety
• Maintaining records of software licenses
• Create and maintain existing websites
• Preparation of I.T budgets
• Web content Management and development
• Build and implement social media programs that ensure appropriate messaging is executed online, to support corporate goals, incorporating Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Slideshare, Instagram, Google+, etc
• Creating email addresses
• Maintain and ensure internet stability
• Detect, analyze, and defend against network penetration: Execute Intrusion Detection/Prevention System
• Configure and handle routers, Virtual Private Networks and Install Firewall
• Propose, plan, experiment and implement robust authentication mechanisms - both network and host based.
• Protect systems - servers and services from external and internal threat by

Analyzing and evaluating systems security vulnerabilities:

• Updating security patches for servers (Web server, Mail, DNS, etc.)
• Applying Access control List on serveer
• Installation of OS and required service packages: both open source and proprietary.
• Updating and maintaining OS and software to the latest releases, patches, etc
• Implement security tools and practices across servers and applications/services.
• Implementation, operaton and management of services like web, mail, DNS, etc.
• Ensure configurations and data backup of services and implement recovery from disaster.

Qualification and Experience

• B.Sc in Computer Engineering /Computer Science or HND or any other relevant discipline
• Minimum of three years relevant working experience
• Experience with development and humanitarian sector would be an advantage

License and Certificates:

• Professional Certification would be an added advantage

Knowledge:

• Server installation and configuration with Active Directory
• System Administration/System Engineering in Unix or Microsoft Windows
• IT Administrator Tools (Team viewer, NMS, IP Scanner)
• Maintenance and repair of computer systems etc